Gate attachment.



" J. 0. MUNSON.

GATE ATTAGHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1912.

1,()4 3 96() Patented Nov. 12, 1912.

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Attorneys STATES PA n tron GATE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented N ov. 1 2, 1 912;.

Application filed May 6, 1912. Serial No. 695,495.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, JACOB C. MUNsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at-Pontiac, in the county of Livingston and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Grate Attachment, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to gates, and resides in a novel attachment whichis designed so as to permit the gate to swing open in either directionand to return the gate to normal position after the same has been swungopen.

The present invention aims to produce a device of this character whichshall be simple, and inexpensive in construction, which shall beconvenient and eflicient in use, and which may be readily applied tovarious gate structures without encumbering the gate or adjacent parts.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, which will be apparent asthe invention is better understood, this invention resides in the novelconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understoodthat this device is susceptible of alterations or deviations in itsdetails within the scope of the appended claims without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters have beenemployed to denote corresponding parts, and wherein Figure 1 is..a;-perspective view of the at tachment as in use, the gate and thepost to which it is hinged being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a fragmental perspective.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the numeral 23 designates a postto which the gate 24: is hinged, which parts may be of any desiredconstruction, the present attachment being applicable to various formsof gates and the gate may be hinged to the post 23 in any suitablemanner.

In carrying out the present invention, a lever 5 is pivoted to the postand is connected to the gate in a novel manner so as to permit the gateto swing open in either direction, said lever being weighted in orderthat when the gate is opened in either direction, the gravitation of thelever will swing the gate to normal or closed position after the gatehas been released. The lever 5 is constructed from a rod or bar doubledupon itself to provide a slot 17 running lengthwise of the lever, theends of the arms being bent outwardly or angularlyto provide the pintles6, the said pintles 6 having the arms 7 and 7 projecting upwardly fromtheir outer ends. This lever 5 is pivoted to the post 23 by means of apair of clamps 12 engaged to the post 23 by means of the bolts 13, andbearings 14L engaging the pintles 6 and having ears 15 engaging thebolts 13 so that the pintles 6 are ournaled through the bearings 14. Thelever 5 is arranged between the bearings 14 and the pintles 6 projectoutwardly through the bearings 14:, the arms 7 and 7 being arrangedoutside of the bearings 14: and at the respective sides of the post 28.The arm 7 is preferably detachable from the corresponding pintle 6, andthe arms 7 and 7 are provided with hooks 8 at their free ends. A pair ofclamping members 18 are arranged on the upper and lower sides of thelever 5 and are con nected by a bolt 19 which passes through the slot 17and the upper clamping member 18 is connected with the free ends of thearms 7 and 7 by the braces 16, so as to provide for a substantialstructure. A weight 20, which may be molded from concrete or cast frommetal, or which may be otherwise constructed, is mounted on the lever 5and carries a bolt 22 which passes through the slot 17, a clamping plate21 being mounted on the lower end of the bolt 22 in order to clamp theweight 20 at any adjusted position to which it is set.

The clamp 11 is engaged to the upright or stile of the gate adjacent thepost 23 and carries a lateral bar 10 providing an arm projecting fromeach side of the gate, a chain, cable or other flexible member 9 beingattached to each arm of the bar 10. The chains 9 may be engaged to thehooks 8 of the arms 7 and 7 011 the respective sides, and ordinarily,the lever 5 in being swung downward by the gravitation of the weight 20causes the chains 9 to be drawn taut so as to retain the gate in normalor closed position. It will therefore follow, that when the gate isswung open in either direction, the chain 9 on the corresponding sidewill be slackened and the chain on the other-side will be drawn with thegate so as to swing the lever 5 and the weight 20 upwardly. The weight20 in gravitating will therefore return the gate 24 to normal or closedposition when the gate is released after being opened. In this manner,the gate may be readily opened by moving same against the tensioncreated by the weight 20, and when the gate is released, the same willbe swung to normal or closed position by the weighted lever By adjustingthe lengths of the chains 9, which is accomplished by engaging thevarious links of the chains with the hooks 8, the gate 24 may benormally held at any angle relative to the post 23, in order that whenthe gate is swung, the same may be returned to any predeterminedposition.

The present invention is comparatively simple in construction and may beconstructed at a comparatively small expense, and is convenient andefficient in use, as well as being compact so as to unencumber the gateor any adjacent part. The various parts of the attachment may beconstructed from various suitable materials, may be made in varioussizes and proportions, and may be otherwise altered within the scope ofthe appended claims so as to render the attachment applicable to variousforms of gate structures.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Thecombination with a post and a gate hinged thereto, of a weighted leverpivoted to the post and having upstanding arms at the sides of the post,and flexible members adjustably connecting the sides of the gate and thesaid arms so that the gate may swing in either direction and may bereturned to a predetermined normal position.

2. The combination with a post and a gate hinged thereto, of a weightedlever pivoted to the post, and having upstanding arms at the sides ofthe post, a bar carried by the gate to provide arms at the sides of thegate, and flexible members connecting the respective former and latterarms in order to return the gate to normal position when opened ineither direction.

3. The combination with a post and a gate hinged thereto, of a clampsecured. to the post, a pair of bearings carried by the clamp, a leverarranged between the bearings and having pintles journaled through thebearings and having arms projecting from the outer ends of the pintles,a weight adjustable on the lever, a bar carried by the gate to providearms at the sides of the gate, and flexible members connecting therespective former and latter arms in order to return the gate to normalposition when opened in either direction.

4.. The combination with a post and a gate hinged thereto, of a weightedlever pivoted to the post, and flexible members adjustably connectingthe sides of the gate and the said lever so that the gate may swing ineither direction and may be returned to a predetermined normal position.

The combination with a post and a gate hinged thereto, of a weightedlever pivoted to the post, and having arms at the sides of the post, thesaid arms having hooks at their free ends, a bar carried by the gate toprovide arms at the sides of the gate, and chains connected to the armsof the said bar and engaging the respective aforesaid hooks.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JACOB C. MUNSON.

, Witnesses:

E. A. SIMMONS,

C. R. Tor maven.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

